LAR — Week 8 vs LAC, who allow the 20th-most points to WRs — recently Courtland Sutton put up 7.8 on them (W5), Xavier Worthy put up 7.3 on them (W6).
Jordan Whittington projects 4.0 PPR points in week 8 vs LAC — the 20th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 1.6 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 8 angle vs LAC: 216.2 passing yards a game allowed (7.58/attempt) · 1.2 TDs/gm through the air · 0.8 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 20th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how LAC defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 10% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 4 games): 27.2% offensive snaps · 0.8 targets/game, 1.9% target share · 1.1% air-yard share (aDOT 4.7) · 0.5 catches for 3 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (15 games): 40.8% offensive snaps, 1.7 targets/game, 5.1% target share, 3.8% air-yard share (aDOT 6.8), 1.2 catches for 11.4 yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
Week 8 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 1 · median 2.5 · ceiling 6.3 — 3% chance of 10+, 0% of 15+, 0% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | vs LAC | Sun, Nov 1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 20th |
| W9 | @ WAS | Sun, Nov 8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 8th · soft |
| W10 | @ ARI | Sun, Nov 15 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 5th · soft |
| W12 | vs GB | Wed, Nov 25 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 12th |
| W13 | vs KC | Thu, Dec 3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 31st · tough |
| W14 | @ SF | Sun, Dec 13 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 24th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W4 | PHI | 1/2 rec, 4 yd | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| W1 | SF | 1/1 rec, 8 yd | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |